Latest Environment of China Stories

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States urged China on
Tuesday to clean up its environment ahead of the 2008 Beijing
Olympics, as China's top environmental agency warned Beijing
citizens to stay home to avoid serious air pollution. U.S.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's environment ministry has
ordered cleanups at 20 chemical and petrochemical enterprises,
including CNPC and units of Sinopec, after they were found to
pose serious safety threats, domestic media reported on
Thursday.

BEIJING (Reuters) - A toxic chemical spill in southwest
China has disrupted water supplies to 20,000 people since last
week, a state newspaper said on Monday, the latest in a series
of pollution incidents to hit the country.

By Lindsay Beck BEIJING (Reuters) - Dozens of Chinese chemical plants pose
safety hazards, China's environment chief said on Tuesday, just
months after an explosion at one such plant poisoned a river
that was a source of drinking water for millions.

By Emma Graham-Harrison BEIJING (Reuters) - China's environmental woes spilled
visibly over its borders as a toxic slick flowed into Russia in
December, but exports of pollution are becoming as common as
sales of cheap T-shirts for the economic powerhouse.

BEIJING (Reuters) - The first lawsuit seeking compensation
for pollution of China's second longest river has been
successful, a state newspaper said on Wednesday, as Beijing
faces a growing water crisis.